The Mayday Games Blog

Here at Mayday Games, we are dedicated to creating quality products and family games! Our blog is here to give you a peek behind the curtains of our company and our team!

Game Development [Sneak] Preview: ROOSTER RUSH

Development 0 Comment(s) April 08, 2017

We're excited for our latest upcoming game, Rooster Rush (formerly known as Gaijin Dash) by Antoine Bauza and Corentin Lebrat. Once we have a prototype in our hands, our team playtests and cleans up the rules, while I searched for an artist to illustrate the game. I stumbled upon Sergi Marcet's portfolio and contacted him right away. Sergi is a talented artist and when we saw his portfolio we knew he'd be a great fit for the game.

Kickstarter ALWAYS Works: A Cautionary Tale

0 Comment(s) April 03, 2017

Well, we have had a crazy week. Bucket King 3D was initially rejected by Kickstarter as being too similar to the previous version that, while not widely available, was around in some form. We actually got a lot of attention on social media about it after we posted a “behind the scenes” look at getting rejected by Kickstarter HERE.

A Cautionary Tale: How Not To Launch a Kickstarter

0 Comment(s) March 28, 2017

We licensed it for the North American market as we had many other games that we have launched on Kickstarter in the past and thought it looked pretty good and that getting it up on Kickstarter would be a no brainer. You can see the KS project we submitted for launch here. It was much like many of our other games. Macroscope, Click Clack Woodman, Viceroy, all of them had other editions but we were bringing the game to the USA or the English market. So we submitted it and got back the following denial email from Kickstarter:

VIDEO: Crokinole Wooden Pegs VS Rubber/Screw Set

Video Videos 0 Comment(s) January 27, 2017

Wondering if you'd like to stick with wooden pegs on your Crokinole board, or try to screws and rubber tubing? Check out this video comparison to help make your final decision! It is a compare and contrast that may help make that choice a little easier.

How to Visit China Like A Boss (Seth's China Trip Notes & Photos!)

Travel 0 Comment(s) January 22, 2017

It should be noted that just about anyone can book a trip to China and go and visit Shanghai, Suzhou, Beijing or Xi’an or Chengdu. There are limitless possibilities for exploration of this amazing country. But nearly all of these trips will peg you to a strictly tourist schedule or leave you relying on 4 star hotels and canned tour guides for your understanding and experience. If you are a game publisher you can easily visit a factory or two in China as well, though you’ll be relying on that factory’s agenda and schedule and won’t really get off the reservation or be able to visit other factories without risking offending your existing factories.